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Indiana State Standards
Grade: 8
Standards:
1. History: Students will examine the relationship and significance of themes, concepts, and movements in the development of United States history, including review of key ideas related to the discovery, exploration, and colonization of America, and the revolution and founding era. This will be followed by emphasis on social reform, national development and westward expansion, and the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
2. Civics and Government: Students will explain the major principles, values, and institutions of constitutional government and citizenship, which are based on the founding documents of the United States.
3. Geography: Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
4. Economics: Students will identify, describe, and evaluate the influence of economic factors on national development from the founding of the nation to the end of Reconstruction.
5. Individuals, Society, and Culture: Students will examine the influence of individuals, ideas, and cultural movements in the development of the United States; consider the impact of scientific and technological developments on cultural life, and analyze the importance of artistic expression in the development of the American nation.
2. Civics and Government: Students will explain the major principles, values, and institutions of constitutional government and citizenship, which are based on the founding documents of the United States.
3. Geography: Students will identify the major geographic characteristics of the United States and its regions. They will name and locate the major physical features of the United States, each of the states, and major cities, and use geographic skills and technology to examine the influence of geographic factors on national development.
4. Economics: Students will identify, describe, and evaluate the influence of economic factors on national development from the founding of the nation to the end of Reconstruction.
5. Individuals, Society, and Culture: Students will examine the influence of individuals, ideas, and cultural movements in the development of the United States; consider the impact of scientific and technological developments on cultural life, and analyze the importance of artistic expression in the development of the American nation.